North316

cortot20 wrote:Woot Cellars Blitzen, a good table wine and that's all I wanted out of it. Not blown away by the QPR but have had considerably worse table reds at this price point so I am happy.

Initial impression is a nose full of berries with a little granite (or is that pencil lead?) in the background.
Palate is fruit forward and the finish is short. It has good enough acid to go with a variety of foods but will leave you wanting a little more if you treat it as a sipper.

Just read this and was very confused. Was thinking "I just read this tasting note". You people and your user/CT name trickery.

North316

Went a little bit rogue last night and tried some B. Nektar - Orange Blossom Mead. I occasionally grab a bottle of mead here and there in hopes that I will find one I enjoy as much as the stuff my dad used to home-brew (not sure what the main differences are, but his was almost like a nice late harvest white wine, sweet - with the wonderful taste of honey and still pretty strong, 15%).

This had a good flavor on the front of the palate, but pulled through with a very strange, almost hoppy/bitter aftertaste that was somewhat off-putting. The flavor profile reminded me a lot more of a lichi fruit sake that I have tried, than something made with honey. At $18 for the bottle, I was hoping for a little more, especially from a good honey producing area in Michigan (Ferndale). Guess I will just have to keep experimenting, or learn to make it myself.

justplainjulie

This had almost an overwhelming oakiness to it when I first tasted it a couple years ago. It seems to have settled down, now. Classic tempranillo profile with some bright cherry tones and a slightly "tinny" finish. Overall, not bad for $10.

ddeuddeg

Scott does wonderful things with Syrah, doesn't he? We had a bottle of '03 Syrah that he made for Astrale e Terra tonight. Still deciding whether to pop the cork on the IH Fairy Tale Cuvée.

Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge. - Hester Browne
Filmmaker/winemaker Francis Ford Coppola says his two professions are almost the same and that each depends on source material and takes a lot of time to perfect.
The big difference: "Today's winemakers still worry about quality."

ddeuddeg

Never got around to drinking the Iron Horse Fairy Tale Cuvée last night, so we decided to have that with dinner tonight. Picked up a couple of swordfish steaks, and used my favorite sea bass prep: lime juice, ginger, shallots, soy sauce, olive oil. A terrific combo. Hester Browne is right.

Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge. - Hester Browne
Filmmaker/winemaker Francis Ford Coppola says his two professions are almost the same and that each depends on source material and takes a lot of time to perfect.
The big difference: "Today's winemakers still worry about quality."

joelsisk

Pedroncelli Dry Rose of Zinfandel. Went very well with a baked pasta. Turns out when I got a 2007 from the wine room to bring up to the cooler, I found a 2011 (from this year's tour) already there, so swapped them. The 2011 was very nice, interested to see what the 2007 is like in comparison!

My Uncle in law usually provides wine for these events and I would like to take his job since he never brings anything interesting. Hopefully this will help chip away at his strangle hold on the vino.

edit: had 2nd thoughts about the TY. Swapped it with an 05' McClean estate syrah.

Good call on the switch. The Ty is probably still too young.

Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge. - Hester Browne
Filmmaker/winemaker Francis Ford Coppola says his two professions are almost the same and that each depends on source material and takes a lot of time to perfect.
The big difference: "Today's winemakers still worry about quality."

cortot20

ddeuddeg wrote:Good call on the switch. The Ty is probably still too young.

that was my thought as well. Although I feel that if a winery is releasing the wine to the public then in their view it is good to open now.

In the end, I walked into the house saw that my uncle already had 5 bottles of Cabernet open and walked right back to the car and put the bottles back. They will live to ride another day. (yes, I am one of those guys)

ddeuddeg

Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge. - Hester Browne
Filmmaker/winemaker Francis Ford Coppola says his two professions are almost the same and that each depends on source material and takes a lot of time to perfect.
The big difference: "Today's winemakers still worry about quality."

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